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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

The Emergent Fund is an intermediary, national philanthropy that supports intersectional BIPOC social justice movements. In this senior leadership role, I lead design, creative direction, branding, media and digital communication strategy, and philanthropic organizing efforts for the organization.

Pasadena, California, United States

Develop and deliver engaging lectures, seminars, and studio workshops on design, social impact, and communication strategy to a diverse student population"Future Tripping" transdisciplinary studio course that will study the connection between futurism, science fiction, design, and social justice movements. For designers, one of science fiction’s most useful requirements is the necessity to suspend disbelief. In order to be immersed in possibility, you must, for at least a few moments, ignore the current constraints of reality. Together we will look at how past moments from social justice movements are often overlooked as examples of speculative world-building. Students will learn how to infuse beliefs and values into the spaces, objects, and systems that will carry us into the future."Never Again 9066" transdisciplinary studio & humanities class that addresses the unconstitutional incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. ACCD undergrad students will research and develop visually dynamic artworks, educational materials, and a public installation. The goal is to share key aspects of Japanese American history while connecting them to issues of civil liberties in the present.

• Created and executed a comprehensive communication strategy for an organization of 170,000+ members• Led training and development initiatives for the creative team, hired and grew team size • Researched and analyzed engagement data to identify key insights and trends, resulting in the development of a digital-first engagement strategy Partners: APSC, AAFC, UCONN, CCEDLA, Black Women Radicals, Red Canary Song,AAPI Women Lead, & additional orgs/creatives.

senior staff leader responsible for management, oversight, and operation of 18MR’s design and product department and participates in high-level strategic decision-making for the organization as a whole and is a major contributor to organizational work culture and collaboration.Built a comprehensive brand guide, ensuring consistent messaging across all digital materials and an increase in brand recognition

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Partnered closely with campaigns team and grassroots partners to develop and implement cross-platform communications campaigns, creative media, and political education programs • Developed the organization’s first newsletter system and optimized content and layout to increase open and click-through rateUsing media-based organizing, a collaborative process that uses media, art, or technology, to address the roots of social problems and advance holistic solutions. Media-based organizing is a community-based process to investigate problems, envision solutions, and then work together to make them real.

Pasadena, California

Product 3:This course introduces students to the product development process with a focus on building foundational design skills used in professional practice. In this course, students will combine knowledge gained from current solutions, user scenarios and critical research to craft a compelling product. Students learn how to write and respond to a design brief, develop their personal product “philosophy,” and support their concept and process through visual and verbal communication. A heavy emphasis on rapid prototyping and testing will help student ensure best possible solutions. Finally, students will prepare a stand-alone presentation where the features, benefits, and advantages over today’s solutions will be explained and demonstrated.

Pasadena, Ca

Cofounded the organization, The Antiracist Classroom, to create a space for students who want to find, create, and engage in opportunities for activism around issues of racism and white supremacy in the classroom and in design practices. These designed efforts, led by students of color who have taken it upon ourselves to challenge and craft the kind of environment in which we want to learn, have manifested in the form of discussions, workshops, and calls for work.The Laboratory of Speculative Ethnology: Summer Research Engagement- The Laboratory of Speculative Ethnology uses principles of AfroFuturism and EthnoFuturism to explore questions of design and ethnography and challenge racial normativities in both endeavors. The Lab was born out of Elizabeth Chin's work and research. Chin is an anthropologist whose practice includes experimental writing, performative scholarship, and ethnography. Her work has long focused on race and social inequality, children and childhood, the urban U.S., and Haiti. She is the author of Purchasing Power: Black Kids and American Consumer Culture (Minnesota, 2001) and editor of Katherine Dunham: Recovering an Anthropological Legacy, Choreographing Ethnographic Futures (SAR Press, 2014). CSU Dominguez Hills - Serving Displaced and Food Insecure Students : Field Practicum- Collaborative 10-week engagement with California State University, Dominguez Hills exploring and supporting extensive research on student homelessness, displacement and food insecurity as part of a broader aim to develop systematic solutions that enable more students to succeed and graduate- Employed participatory research methods- Presented findings to Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students at CSUDH, and Principal Investigator Rashida Crutchfield, EdD, MSW

Pasadena, California

Designmatters and Mattel Transdisciplinary Studio: Imagining the DreamHouse for the Future As the iconic A-Frame Barbie Dreamhouse approaches its 60th anniversary, this studio will explore the Dreamhouse of the future. What is the ultimate living space of the future? How might sustainability, mobility, lifestyle choice, community, technology, the family ecosystem and other socio-political influences lead to visionary and effective home design? How will the evolution of our home be reflected in the toys we create for doll house play? The project will allow students to push future notions of doll house play and the concept of home across cultures, and a shifting identity and roles of girls in society.https://designmattersatartcenter.org/proj/barbie-dreamhouse/

Mexico City Area, Mexico

UNICEF's Mexico City Innovation Unit: Interviewed unaccompanied migrant minors, child protection specialists, and other stakeholders. Led internal workshop with Migrant Children Initiatives team to develop issue specific design prototypes and design research methods and provide insight into how design and design research could be utilized in response to the ambitions and context of UNICEF Office. These tools aim to enable child protection specialists to foster a dialogue with unaccompanied migrant children and determine a tailored strategy for their protection.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Designed and facilitated interactive workshops• Utilized graphic design skills to create visually impactful materials • Researched and analyzed trends and user preferences to inform product and program developmentClients: Starbucks, GlaxoSmithKline

Greater Los Angeles Area

Client Work: The Kohler Company, Starkey Hearing Technologies, Johnson & Johnson• Conducted stakeholder research to identify behavioral and cultural insights for product development• Wrote user profiles to highlight proposed product features• Defined emerging users and created archetypes + personas• Conducted user interviews in Los Angeles, CA and Tampa, FL to better understand senior’s behavior, attitudes, and beliefs about technology, wellness, and hearing health• Developed research frameworks and designed conversation stimuli and activities for field research • Authored report of future business opportunity spaces for hearing aids and outlined design direction for industrial designers

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Proactively developed and designed the agency’s first cultural trend forecasting tool using social sentiment analysis and data visualization to inform cultural strategy and help brands engage audiences in realtime Supported Senior Strategist Emilie Arrive's internal strategic awards initiative which resulted in a record number of awards won at Cannes ’16, including 31 shortlisted and 10 lions (collectively, a 6-year high for the agency), thereby positioning TBWA as the most award-winning agency in the Los Angeles area for the year.Accounts: Airbnb, Netflix, The Getty Foundation & Pacific Standard Time, Twitter1/4 planner 1/4 executive assistant to 4 strategy leaders1/4 trend & tech researcher1/4 product designer & project lead Software Tools Used: Crimson Hexagon, Netbase, D3.js

Greater Los Angeles Area

Client Work: AIGA Los Angeles, Samsung Electronics, Witness LAConducted ethnographic research, and stakeholder interviewsAssisted in developing a variety of social impact business modelsIdentified future opportunity spaces for AIGACreated site maps

Los Angeles, California

Turned an idea into a business. Cofounded a software company that made a variety of health data accessible and actionable to health care professionals and researchers. Our team was funded by the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab, Blackstone Launchpad, the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, and the USC Keck School of Medicine DHealth program. I established a pilot program with Dr. Jacobi at Healthy Living Medical in Pasadena, and supported a childhood obesity study at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.

350 S Grand Ave Suite 3350, Los Angeles 90071

Projects: Technology and Human Trafficking Report, Mobile Technology for Community Engagement, Kamala Harris' Human Trafficking Leadership SymposiumProvided supplemental research to fellowsDesigned print and digital assets for center, events, and programsCoordinated lecturesManaged social media content and planning

Greater Los Angeles Area

CLIENTS: Casamigos Tequila, Caliche Rum, Coronet DiamondsConducted research to inform campaign planningProduced, published and tracked social media contentEstablished partnerships with influencersSocial StrategyPerfected making a lime twist with just safety scissors.

Developed a passion for all things digital and was the first to use the in-office donut maker.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)

Mfa

Associate Of Arts (A.A.)